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Are there more ebooks than physical books in the library system?

Three stuffed bears reading a book. A physical book.
Will the bears find the answer in that book? Dunno, but we should all be reading.

Question of the day

 

I am a big fan of my local public library.  They rotate the books from other branches, they get new books all the time, they do events for the community like storytime, steeped in books, book clubs, French storytime, amongst other things. They do the best they can with what they have but since I am very greedy I want more! More magazines! More recent books! More space! But, I can't complain because we just opened our magnificent Central Library downtown Austin.

Back to my question. I recently went to my public library website to place a hold on a new dystopion science fiction book by a popular author, not known for this genre. I noticed something quite eye-catching.


 2 holds on 26 copies (Physical book)

 74 holds on 25 copies (ebook)

A whole lot more readers were interested in getting the book for their eReaders than a physical copy. I like my eReader because it is easy to transport and to read with at night instead of using a book light, but I will take the physical book every time all things being equal.

But it made me question if the library system had more eBooks than physical books? It seems that that is a question that has already been asked and answered by the good librarians in the Austin Public Library system.

Q. Are there more eBooks than real books at the Central Library or in the Austin Public Library system?

As of this post, the answer is "No".  Austin Public Library FAQ

It does make me wonder though...

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